[ExI] guitar playing robot

[spike]

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[mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Dave Sill
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 9:50 AM
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Subject: Re: [ExI] guitar playing robot

 

Exactly, there's no need for guitar-playing robots with MIDI and Pro Tools.
No doubt this tech has allowed composers to realize their music without the
hurdle of mastering an instrument.

-Dave

 

 

MIDI is a great composition tool, but I contend that for performance
purposes, actually plucking the strings on an actual guitar is better than
digital simulations of each pitch.  Reasoning: plucking a guitar string
excites resonances in other strings in different ways, depending on which
other strings are vibrating.  So in theory a MIDI guitar cannot be exactly
the same as an actual guitar.  MIDI is perfectly acceptable for composing,
but this guitar robot is the next step, a really cool one.

 

spike

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